The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested 38 Ghanaian nationals, who were residing in the state illegally.
Mr. Enya Toma, State Commandant of the Corps, disclosed this while parading the suspects at the command headquarters along Ado–Ikere Road.
Toma said the suspects, comprising 13 females and 25 males, was allegedly brought into Nigeria under the pretence of securing employment opportunities abroad.
He alleged that upon arrival, they were kept in seclusion and pressured to recruit other unsuspecting individuals from Ghana in exchange for commission.
“The suspects were arrested along the Onala, Aafo Road area of Ado-Ekiti. “Preliminary investigations revealed that the victims were allegedly made to pay between $1,000 and $2,000 each to facilitate their movement from Ghana to Nigeria,” he said.
He added that the syndicate operates in Ekiti and maintains links in Lagos, Oyo and Ondo states.
One of the victims, Chris Santos, 18, claimed he was deceived with a promise of employment in Australia.
Gyabaah Isaac, 30, identified as a leader of the group, said they were affiliated with an online wellness marketing outlet based in Malaysia.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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